132 patient evaluations for Carbidopa-Levodopa

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May 9, 2009 (Started Apr 10, 1992)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (depressed mood, nausea, drowsiness, whole body pain, jerky movements)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 1500 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: It helps to stay as active as you can .keep your mind on happyer times
Side effects: jerky movements, nausea, drowsiness, depressed mood, whole body pain
  • 0 helpful marks

May 4, 2009 (Started Aug 12, 2001)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 20, 2009 (Started Jun 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (nausea, jerky movements)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: Plan on adding back to treatment on advice of Dr. other wise will avoid because of dannger of dyskenesia
Side effects: nausea, jerky movements

Oct 14, 2008 (Started Jun 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (nausea)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 3 x 25 mg-100 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: nausea, jerky movements
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 6, 2009 (Started Mar 08, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Other)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: It is an expensive drug but it worked wonders for me! The reason I stopped taking it is because Dr put me on Requip to help control tremors and it is for RLS too.
Cost: $50-99 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 10, 2009 (Started Mar 01, 1995)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (vivid dreams, upset stomach, sleep problems, on/off effect, diminished sense of taste, jerky movements)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 1750 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: The drug worked great for about 1yr. Then my on time started getting shorter and shorter. And the symtems started getting worse. My doctor suggested a proceedure a Thalimotamy on the left side of the brain, to control the right side tremors. I am right handed. The proceedure was successful in helping to control the tremors. But I still have to takes this med. My doctor told me that the meds and the prceedures are only tools to combat the symtems, and not a cure...
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: jerky movements, sleep problems, upset stomach, diminished sense of taste, on/off effect, vivid dreams
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 16, 2009 (Started Feb 16, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for intention tremor)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (nausea, vivid dreams, drowsiness, on/off time is like a rollercoaster ride)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 18 x 25 mg-250 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: on/off time is like a rollercoaster ride, nausea, drowsiness, vivid dreams
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 8, 2009 (Started Jan 23, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Improve communication)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for slow movement (bradykinesia))
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 800 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Freely share with you doctor your struggles and discuss dosage.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 14, 2009 (Started Jul 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for restless feeling in legs)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (drowsiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 3 x 25 mg-100 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: drowsiness
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 29, 2008 (Started Nov 10, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for slow movement (bradykinesia))
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 25 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 12, 2009 (Started Aug 16, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 3 x 25 mg-100 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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